Associate Consultant, QMH

Honorary Assistant Professor, HKU

Division of Joint Replacement Surgery

After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto in 2007, Dr. Chan completed his undergraduate medical training at the University of Hong Kong in 2012 and joined the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital in 2013. He received orthopedic training at Queen Mary Hospital and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2019.

Dr. Chan currently serves as Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor in Queen Mary Hospital, Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital, and Maclehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre, specializing in joint replacement surgery and rehabilitation.

• Primary hip and knee arthroplasty
  • Fast-track arthroplasty, enhanced recovery after surgery
  • Periprosthetic infections and patient optimization
• Complex and revision hip and knee arthroplasty
• Non-operative treatment for lower limb osteoarthritis

• Chan VWK, Chan PK, Fu H, Chan CW, Yan CH, Chiu KY
  Combination Effect of High-Dose Preoperative and Periarticular Steroid Injection in Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Randomized Controlled Study.
  Journal of Arthroplasty 2021 Jan;36(1): 130-134
• Chan VWK, Chan PK, Chiu KY, Yan CH, Ng FY
  Does Barbed Suture Lower Cost and Improve Outcome in Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Randomized Controlled Trial.
  Journal of Arthroplasty 2017 May;32(5): 1474-77
• Chan VWK, Chan PK, Fu H, Chan CW, Yan CH, Chiu KY
  Effect of Steroid in Local Infiltration Analgesia in One-Stage Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Paired-Randomized Controlled Study
  Journal of Knee Surgery 2020 Jul 20
• Chan VWK, Chan PK, Woo YC, Fu H, Cheung A, Cheung MH, Yan CH, Chiu KY
  Universal haemoglobin A1c screening reveals high prevalence of dysglycaemia in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty
  Hong Kong Medical Journal 2020 Aug;26(4):304-310

• Orthopaedic Basic Science Award (Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress 2021)
  In Vitro Study on the Anti-Bacterial Effect of 100% Medical Grade Manuka Honey
• Arthur Yau Award for the best clinical paper
  Dr. Vincent Chan Trophy for best paper by trainee in AJR Chapter
  (Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress 2017)
  Long term effect of steroid in local infiltration analgesia after total knee arthroplasty. A paired- randomized controlled study.
• Best Paper Award for Trainee Member
  Dr. Vincent Chan Trophy for best paper by trainee in AJR Chapter (Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress 2016)
  Effect of Steroid in Local Infiltration Analgesia in One-Stage Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Paired-Randomized Controlled Study
• Best Original Research by Trainee by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine – Bronze Award 2016
  Effect of Steroid in Local Infiltration Analgesia in One-Stage Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Paired-Randomized Controlled Study
• Best Original Research by Trainee by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine – Bronze Award 2015
  Does Barbed Suture Lower Cost and Improve Outcome in Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Randomized Controlled Trial.
• Dr. Vincent Chan Trophy for best paper by trainee in AJR Chapter (Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress 2014)
  Why do Hong Kong patients need total hip arthroplasty? An analysis of 5212 hips from 1998-2010